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Rentokil Initial plc said trading across its hygiene and pest control sectors continued strongly in Q4 – reflecting strong sales from one-off disinfection services. 

Businesses need to enhance their employee benefits in 2021, according to a post-pandemic workplace report released by the Worktech Academy.

The costs to eradicate the backlog of maintenance services to the NHS estate was £9 billion, according to a report.

Cleaning and soft services provider Facilicom UK & Ireland has secured a further contract extension with long-standing client the University of Brighton. 

Unify by Bruntwood, an FM venture launched last year by the Bruntwood Group, has been awarded a contract to supply cleaning services at Liverpool Science Park.

Incentive FM has won a two-year contract extension with Equiniti Group, which provides complex administration and payment solutions for about 70 per cent of FTSE 100 firms. 

Cleaning and security services company Excellerate Services has acquired contract cleaning specialist CCM Facilities.

Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association has awarded Pinnacle Group a £4.5 million deal to provide Covid-secure cleaning services to more than 2,100 student flats and key worker sites.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group is to be wound up early in 2021 after nearly 30 years of promoting the interests of specialist engineering in the construction sector.

Apleona has been recommissioned by technology company ABB to carry out integrated facilities management at 130 locations across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. 

More than 100 cleaning staff at Hackney Council have been brought back in-house, as part of the council’s commitment to bringing more services back under its direct control. 

Scotland‘s property market could see increased activity this year, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s report into regional office markets.